Graduate

Positions and Fellowships

New Instructors for Reasoning and Writing in the College, WRT 105

New instructors design their own version of WRT 105: Reasoning and Writing in the College, a theme-based first-year writing course. Instructors teach one section of WRT 105 in fall and the same course in spring, and attend the program orientation at the end of August.

Instructors for WRT 108: Workshop in Writing/Extension for WRT 104 and WRT 105E

Instructors teach WRT 108: Workshop in Writing/Extension for WRT 104 and 105E in the spring 2016 semester. In this course, instructors work with groups of four to six students who take the course either to continue developing their writing skills in the workshop in writing, or to fulfill their primary writing requirement through the WRT extension.

Breadth Fellowship for Students from Arts, Sciences, and Engineering

The Breadth Fellowship offers teaching fellowships for graduate students in the sciences and social sciences in the College. Through this fellowship, graduate students design their own version of WRT 105: Reasoning and Writing in the College, a theme-based first-year writing course. All instructors accepted into the program will teach one section of WRT 105 in fall and the same course in spring, participate in our training program, and attend the program orientation at the end of August.

Breadth Fellowship for Warner School and Eastman School Students

The Breadth Fellowship offers teaching fellowships for graduate students in the Warner School or Eastman School. Through this fellowship, graduate students design their own version of Reasoning and Writing in the College (WRT 105), a theme-based first-year writing course.

Dudley Doust Writing Associates

The Dudley Doust Writing Associates Fellowships are awarded to outstanding writing instructors from a variety of disciplines who have taught in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program for at least four semesters. To teach as a Doust fellow, recipients must be current University of Rochester graduate students in good standing at the beginning of each semester for which the fellowship is awarded.

Writing Placement Coordinator

Dudley Doust Instructor Training Coordinator

The Dudley Doust Instructor Training Coordinator Fellowships are awarded to outstanding writing instructors from a variety of disciplines who have taught in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program for at least four semesters. To teach as a Doust fellow, recipients must be current University of Rochester graduate students in good standing at the beginning of each semester for which the fellowship is awarded.

The instructor training coordinator works closely with the WSAP director or associate director, and the Writing and Speaking Center Coordinator to ensure the smooth functioning of the WSAP.

WRT 105E Instructor Mentor

This positions serves as a mentor to a small group of incoming WRT 105E instructors. The WRT 105E mentor responsibilities include small group meetings, class observations, and individual support as needed.

Lecturer / Assistant Professor (Non-Tenure) in Writing

The Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program at the University of Rochester is seeking applications for one or more three-year-renewable positions in writing, at either a lecturer or Assistant Professor non-tenure-track levels. We seek candidates with a primary commitment to teaching, an interest in research, and the ability to contribute positively to our innovative and collaborative interdisciplinary community.